>
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: uranoscopus: From the Greek "ouranos" (sky) and "skopos" (literally watchman, "skopeoo" means to look at), referring to the supero-lateral position of the eyes (Ref. 43912).
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt gần đáy; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Africa: Niger (Lake Kainji and further downstream), Cross and Chad basins (Ref. 57127, 81643). Also in the Nile and Lake Turkana system (Ref. 43912, 81643).
Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm 21.0, range 12 - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 57127)
Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 1; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 59 - 73; Động vật có xương sống: 50 - 57. Diagnosis: 13-16 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 57-75 branched anal-fin rays; eyes positioned dorso-laterally; adipose fin always absent (Ref. 43912, 57127, 81643). Often with a post-occipital hump, a character also sometimes found in Schilbe intermedius whose head profile is extremely variable (Ref. 57127, 81643). Posterior nostrils closer to each other than are anterior ones; nasal barbel at maximum reaching to midway between eye and opercle, but generally shorter; inner side of pectoral spine feebly serrated (Ref. 43912).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adapted to riverine and lacustrine conditions; appears to live mainly in the open waters; predatory, carnivorous but not strictly piscivorous; young essentially entomophagous (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205). Especially in the Chad basin of some economic value to the fishermen (Ref. 43912). Maximum reported total length 45 cm (Nile basin)(Ref. 43912).
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
De Vos, L., 2003. Schilbeidae. p. 97-116 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57127)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Các nghề cá: buôn bán nhỏ
Các công cụ
Special reports
Download XML
Các nguồn internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Tài liệu tham khảo
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00269 - 0.01291), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Tài liệu tham khảo
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Thích nghi nhanh (Tài liệu tham khảo
120179): Chiêù cao, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là dưới 15 tháng (K=1.30; tmax=3; assuming fec > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
🛈
